Characters in Flight now testing   Mar 27, 2009 Characters in Flight is now in full testing. The balloon was spotted high up over WDW earlier this morning. Full guest opening is expected on Apr... View full article

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A look at the Characters in Flight balloon and basket   Mar 26, 2009 The Aerophile balloon that is to take guests 400ft above Downtown Disney is now in position and attached to it's large caged basket. The queue area is ready, and all is looking well for opening next w... View full article

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Characters in Flight operating hours and weather conditions required for flight   Mar 26, 2009 Characters in Flight is just a few days away from opening now and we now have information about operating hours and conditions for flight. Sunday to Thursday the hours of operation are ... View full article

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Characters in Flight Aerophile balloon inflated   Mar 24, 2009 The huge balloon that will be carrying guests up to 400ft above Downtown Disney is now inflated on the waterside dock. The first guests are expected to ride on April 1 2009 as final testing and prepar... View full article

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Latest Characters in Flight construction photos - signage now in place   Mar 19, 2009 Chacracters in Flight now has it's signage in place, and work continues on the main platform. Opening is expected for later in this month. ... View full article

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Characters in Flight pricing information   Mar 18, 2009 The pricing for Characters in Flight is as follows: Adult (ages 10 and up) $16 inc tax Child (ages 3 to 9) $10 inc tax The tethered balloon ride is set to open lat... View full article

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Latest Characters in Flight construction photos   Mar 14, 2009 Signage is now up on the former guest relations building, and the main platform is now looking very close to being complete. No sign of the actual balloon being onsite yet, but it can't be far off. Th... View full article

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Latest Characters in Flight construction photos   Feb 27, 2009 The main platform of Characters in Flight is now largely in place. The former guest relations building in front has also now been closed, with guest relations being relocated to the Disney Quest build... View full article

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Characters in Flight to carry up to 30 guests   Jan 09, 2009 A small bit of info on the Characters in Flight, set to open in Spring 2009. The capacity is set to be 30 guests per flight. ... View full article

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Latest Characters in Flight construction photo   Jan 05, 2009 Not that much yet visible, but work continues on installing the footers into the lake bed. The floating crane is still on site and is parked at the edge of the lake near to the West Side parking lot. ... View full article

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Characters in Flight construction underway   Dec 12, 2008 The new tethered balloon ride at Downtown Disney is now under construction. The site is on the water, just behind the West Side guest relations location. It appears from the concept art that the guest... View full article

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Tethered balloon ride named   Dec 11, 2008 Characters in Flight is set to be the name of the new Downtown Disney attration. ... View full article

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Disney announce tethered balloon ride to be added to Downtown Disney   Jul 01, 2008 During today's announcement about the closing of all clubs on Pleasure Island, Disney unveiled plans for an internally lit tethered balloon to operate over Downtown Disney at heights of 300ft. ... View full article

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